Granville Oral Roberts was an American Charismatic Christian televangelist,who was one of the first to propagate Prosperity Gospel Theology. He was ordained in both the Pentecostal Holiness and United Methodist churches. He is considered one of the forerunners of the charismatic movement,and at the height of his career was one of the most recognized preachers in the US. He founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University.
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa,Oklahoma. Founded in 1963,the university is named after its founder,Charismatic Christian preacher Oral Roberts.
Harold Vinson Synan was an American historian,author,and alliance leader within the Pentecostal movement. Synan published a total of 25 books,a majority related to Holiness,Pentecostal,and Charismatic movements. He served as General Secretary of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and later as Chair of the North American Renewal Service Committee from 1985 to 2001. From 1994 - 2006 he served as Dean of the School of Divinity at Regent University in Virginia Beach,Virginia. In 2016,Synan moved back to Tulsa,Oklahoma,to re-join the faculty of Oral Roberts University as Interim Dean of the College of Theology and Ministry,where he served for two years. Following that he served as Scholar in Residence at Oral Roberts University where he worked closely with William M. Wilson,the president of ORU,the World Pentecostal Fellowship,and Empowered21.
Mabee Center is a 10,154-seat multi-purpose arena,located on the campus of Oral Roberts University,in Tulsa,Oklahoma,United States. The building opened in 1972 and was designed by architect Frank Wallace,who designed most of the buildings on the ORU campus. It carries the name of Tulsa oilman John Mabee,whose foundation donated $1 million toward its construction.
Billy Joe Daugherty was founder and pastor of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa,Oklahoma. He was also the founder of Victory Christian School,Victory Bible Institute and Victory World Missions Training Center. Nine hundred and eighty Victory Bible Institutes have been started in eighty-five countries around the world. He was also briefly the interim president of Oral Roberts University. He graduated from Magnolia High School in Magnolia,Arkansas in 1970.
Richard Lee Roberts is an American television evangelist and faith healer who serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association. He previously served fifteen years as the president of Oral Roberts University.
GEB Network is a digital satellite television network,which airs primarily Christian and family programming. Oral Roberts founded it in 1996. GEB is owned by Oral Roberts University and is headquartered in Tulsa,Oklahoma.
Scott Andrew Sutton is an American college basketball coach,currently an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He was formerly the head coach at Oral Roberts,and is the all-time wins leader in school history while leading ORU to three NCAA Tournament,two National Invitational Tournament and two CollegeInsider.com Tournament postseason appearances in 14 seasons. The Golden Eagles had won 20 or more games in seven of the past 10 seasons.
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team representing Oral Roberts University in Tulsa,Oklahoma. The team is a member of Summit League.
The Oral Roberts–Tulsa basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry game between cross-town rivals,the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The two teams first played each other in 1974 and as of 2021 have played a total of 117 games. After the rivalry resumed in 2012,it was branded "PSO Mayor’s Cup" with Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) as its corporate sponsor.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa,in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane are led by head coach Eric Konkol,hired from Louisiana Tech on March 21,2022 to replace Frank Haith who had resigned.
Mart Green is the founder and CEO of Mardel Christian &Education and of Every Tribe Every Nation,and an heir to the Hobby Lobby family of companies founded by his father David Green.
Myles Munroe,was a Bahamian evangelist and ordained minister,avid professor of the Kingdom of God,author,speaker and leadership consultant. He founded and led the Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI),and Myles Munroe International (MMI). He was also the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association,and president of the International Leadership Training Institute. Dr Munroe was the author of numerous books as well.
Mark Rutland is a missionary,evangelist,ordained minister of the International Ministerial Fellowship,and founder of Global Servants,formerly known as the Trinity Foundation. and the House of Grace. He was the third president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa,Oklahoma. Prior to his election as president of Oral Roberts University,Rutland served as the president of Southeastern University of the Assemblies of God in Lakeland,Florida,from 1999 to 2009. Additionally he has served as pastor of Calvary Assembly of God in Orlando,Florida,and as an Associate Pastor at Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta,Georgia. Global Servants is an organization centered on missions and evangelism around the world. The House of Grace is a home for tribal girls threatened by sexual slavery in Chiang Rai City,Thailand. He also has a thirty-minute syndicated radio program titled Herald of Joy. Rutland is married to Alison Rutland and has three children.
Caleb Eugene Green is an American professional basketball player for Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Korean Basketball League (KBL). Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m),he plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa.
Trevor Lloyd Grizzle is a Jamaican academic and professor of New Testament Studies at Oral Roberts University.
Kenneth Franklin Trickey Sr. was an American basketball coach,best known for his two stints as the head coach for the men's basketball team at Oral Roberts University (ORU) in Tulsa,Oklahoma. He was especially remembered for ORU's high-scoring "run and gun" teams of the early 1970s,which helped the young,small school attain national attention and competitive success,including a spot in the Elite Eight in the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. After his death in 2012,the Tulsa World called him "one of the most influential and colorful characters in this state’s basketball history".
Dana Lewis is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. Lewis was a 1st Round selection of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1971 NBA draft out of the University of Tulsa.
Emmanuel Chukwubuikem Nzekwesi is a Dutch professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A and the Netherlands. He played college basketball for Oral Roberts.
Maxwell Abmas is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for four seasons at Oral Roberts.
